West Lake Ontario wind

West Lake Ontario is a weather buoy near Grimsby in the Lake Ontario sailing area. Readings from Environment Canada.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from S (181°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 00:05 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 19:05 America/Toronto). Air 18°C. 1018 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 24 readings, gust 18 kn, peak mean 13 kn, mostly SSW (209°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:05 UTC: 7 kn from S (181°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 23:05 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (203°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 22:05 UTC: 9 kn from SSW (206°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 21:05 UTC: 10 kn from SSW (208°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 20:05 UTC: 11 kn from SSW (203°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 19:05 UTC: 11 kn from SSW (211°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 18:05 UTC: 13 kn from SSW (211°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-03 17:05 UTC: 13 kn from SW (217°), gust 15 kn

Position 43.251, -79.534; exposure marine. West Lake Ontario is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Lake Ontario: 2.0 kn on average across 167 hourly comparisons, against 2.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRDPS continental 2.5 km has had the smallest wind-speed error at West Lake Ontario: 2.2 kn on average across 167 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near West Lake Ontario

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Burlington Pier, 11.6 nm away
Burlington Pier, 11.6 nm away
Burlington Test Deck, 12.1 nm away